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NPR8/19/2026, 8:16:16 PM

Amid the Iran war, the U.S. has pivoted it's geopolitical attention away from Asia

Amid the Iran war, the U.S. has pivoted it's geopolitical attention away from Asia

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A decade ago, the U.S. was still in its "pivot to Asia." Today, as conflicts in the Middle East suck up American military resources, analysts say that pivot is over — or never really began.

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